ROME -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic improved his clay-court record this season to 8-1 and reached the Italian Open quarterfinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday. The only danger Djokovic faced came while serving at 3-2 in the second set. He saved two break points -- one with a big serve down the middle and the other with some crisp shot-making that forced Dolgopolov to net a backhand. "Hes skilled but he made a lot of errors today," Djokovic said. "I did well from the beginning of the match, found my rhythm and took control right away." The 23rd-ranked Dologopolov dropped to 3-22 in his career against top-10 opponents. The start of the match was delayed for about 30 minutes because of rain. Djokovic, who opened his clay season by winning the Monte Carlo Masters last month, will next face sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych, who defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-5, 6-2. 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Kent 55 for 0 (Bell-Drummond 30*, Dickson 19*) trail Worcestershire 211 (Clarke 69, Claydon 5-42) by 156 runs Scorecard Sam Billings became only the second Kent wicketkeeper to take seven catches in an innings while paceman Mitch Claydon bagged his best championship figures for the county as the hosts dominated the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash with Worcestershire.Having bundled the second-placed visitors out for 211 inside 74 overs, Kent went in at the close on 55 without loss to trail by 156 runs going into the second day of this 165th Canterbury Week match.In the 80 minutes through to stumps Kents openers Daniel Bell-Drummond (30*) and Sean Dickson (19*) suffered few alarms and will go into the second day with power to add.After a mid-day start, permitted under ECB regulations following Kents final Royal London Cup qualifying game at Hove on Tuesday evening, the hosts elected to bowl first after winning the toss at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.Visiting openers Daryl Mitchell and George Rhodes were given a stern examination by Kents new ball pair of Matt Coles and Darren Stevens who conceded only one run off the bat in the opening seven overs.Emergency opener Rhodes finally got underway after 43 minutes and 27 balls faced when he nudged a single off Stevens through backward point off a thick outside edge.Mitchell became the only casualty of the morning session when he followed a Coles leg-cutter to edge behind as a combative first session ended with the visitors on 63 for 1.Kent bosssed the mid-session claiming six wickets - four of them during Claydons 20-ball purple patch of four for nine.dddddddddddd Having added six to his lunchtime score, Fell was squared up on the back-foot by Coles to be caught behind for 34, then Rhodess 160-minute stay as emergency opener ended when he pushed at one from Claydon to also edge behind.Billings claimed his fourth catch of the day when Kohler-Cadmore gloved an attempted hook shot against a Claydon bouncer. Ten runs on, left-handed Whiteley drove hard at Claydon only to be caught in the gulley by on-loan Nottinghamshire all-rounder Will Gidman, two-handed and diving away to his left. Claydon then enticed Cox into a rash shot outside off that resulted in a fifth catch for Billings.Billings made it six when Joe Leach (16) nicked a push-drive against Gidman, but Joe Clarke lightened Worcestershires gloom by raising his 81-ball 50 with seven fours just before tea.After the interval Ed Barnard (25) gave off-spinner James Tredwell the charge to lose middle stump, then Kyle Abbott drove hard at Claydon to be caught behind and spark further Kentish celebration. Claydons 5 for 42 were his best since joining from Durham in 2013 while Billings joined Steve Marsh as the only Kent gloveman to have taken seven or more catches in an innings.Tredwell wrapped the innings up, having Clarke caught at slip for a top-scoring 69 from 124 balls faced. ' ' '